Finessing a point: augmenting the core

The "finesse point" introduced here extends the notion of a core; it is a position that minimizes what a candidate needs to do to counter moves that are made by an opponent. The definition, which is motivated by the "chaos theorem" as well as by the dynamics of positive and negat...

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Published inSocial choice and welfare Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 121 - 143
Main Authors Saari, Donald G., Asay, Garrett R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Science + Business Media 01.01.2010
Springer-Verlag
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Candidates
Chaos theory
Circles
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods
Economics
Economics and Finance
Elections
Ellipses
Ellipsoids
Euclidean space
Game Theory
Geometric centers
International Political Economy
Mathematical models
Negative campaigning
Original Paper
Political behavior
Political Campaigns
Political candidates
Political economy
Political power
Political Systems
Public Finance
Social and Behav. Sciences
Social Policy
Studies
Tangents
Triangles
Voters
Voting
Core Point
Minimal Winning Coalition
Majority Vote
Ideal Point
Winning Coalition
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Summary:The "finesse point" introduced here extends the notion of a core; it is a position that minimizes what a candidate needs to do to counter moves that are made by an opponent. The definition, which is motivated by the "chaos theorem" as well as by the dynamics of positive and negative political campaigning, is also used to define a "malicious point," which is an optimal location from which a candidate can engage in "negative campaigning."
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ISSN:0176-1714
1432-217X
DOI:10.1007/s00355-009-0391-7